GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| passe | past one's prime |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| dominate | rule |